Professor Colin Campbell

Personal Chair of Medical and Biological Spectroscopy

Contact details

Address

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Room 248
University of Edinburgh
Joseph Black Building
David Brewster Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3FJ

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Biography

Background

Head of Organic Chemistry Section

co-Head of IRR Chemistry Hub

former Director of EPSRC and MRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Optical Medical Imaging (OPTIMA)

Fulbright Awardee 2018-2019

Sabbatical Professor at Biofrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder (2018-2019).

Postgraduate teaching

For information on scholarships and bursaries to support post graduate study see here: https://chem.ed.ac.uk/studying/phd/studentships/prize-phd-scholarships

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Research summary

Nanosensors, electrochemistry, SERS, nanotechnology, redox biology.

Research Overview

My group has pioneered to use of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) to make measurements in 3D tissue models. 

As part of this effort we have made new sensors to measure pH, redox potential, enzyme activity and concentration of small molecules and to make new materials for SERS that allow us to work in complex biological microenvironments.

We work in a very collaborative way that means we have access to patient materials and this has allowed us to push the frontiers of SERS in biology and medicine.

 

Find our publications here: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=oulVFh4AAAAJ&hl=en

Current research interests

Developing new sensors. Incorporating sensors into 3D tissue models. Making measurements in tissue and biofluids.

Knowledge exchange

Turning scientific data and ideas into music. 

This is a great way to communicate scientific ideas through a different medium.

Tune in here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPOtBiE0zRpxFzTdiBAQiS-L3kvzZcftC

Expertise: Spectroscopy; Raman; SERS; SRS; tissue models; bioanalytical

Sectors: Analysis, Healthcare

I have expertise in bioanalytical chemistry particularly of biological samples. I predominantly use advanced Raman spectroscopies to analyse biological samples spanning biofluids and cell lines to fixed tissues and have experience of techniques such as NMR, MS and ICP-MS. I have worked with a range of industrial partners in joint research projects (e.g. co-funded studentships) in KTP awards and on tightly scoped consultancy projects (e.g. carrying out due diligence).

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